In an effort to remind her baby not to talk to strangers, this mama elephant pulls her curious little one back to safety, wrapping the babe up in her giant trunk.
Awwwww: mama elephants, they're just like us.
Elephants are protective of each other, using their enormous size to charge at - and terrify - potential predators.
They're also smart and communicative, using loud guttural sounds to scare would-be attackers and call other members of the herd to come help.
This National Geographic piece shows a mother elephant defending her baby from a pack of 14 wild dogs.
Elephants are considered "vulnerable" with their population shrinking by as much as 50% over the last five years in places like Tanzania, where herds are threatened by poachers killing for ivory.
It’s the New Year, and I have been doing a lot of thinking. I want to say, with all of my heart and all of my soul, that I am sorry. I want apologize for anything (and everything) I have said or done that made you feel less-than or sad or small.
This year I am resolving, with a twist. There will be no diet, exercise, less swearing and drinking, "more church" kind of resolutions. This year I'm simply letting go of the things that are just not productive nor conducive to my life. This is the year I give up several of my hard-earned mom-related titles.
Surround yourself and your kids with piles of magazines and update vision boards for the fresh, new year to come. If nothing else came from this evening together, we exercised our creativity and bonded while reenacting some of the over-the-top advertisements we came across.
Elephants are protective of each other, using their enormous size to charge at - and terrify - potential predators.
They're also smart and communicative, using loud guttural sounds to scare would-be attackers and call other members of the herd to come help.
This National Geographic piece shows a mother elephant defending her baby from a pack of 14 wild dogs.
Elephants are considered "vulnerable" with their population shrinking by as much as 50% over the last five years in places like Tanzania, where herds are threatened by poachers killing for ivory.
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